Religious Studies

Through this two-year program, five rising juniors will participate in a combination of coursework, undergraduate research and community engagement in multifaith contexts.

The article by the associate professor of religious studies examines the iconographic innovations and textual claims of a modern Japanese Esoteric Buddhist group called Shinnyo-en. 

The discussion with Anthony Hatcher and Amanda Sturgill will be moderated by Meredith Stutz ‘16, a reporter with NBC affiliate WXII in Winston-Salem. 

Orsi, the Grace Craddock Nagle Chair in Catholic Studies at Northwestern University, spoke at Elon on April 3 about clerical sexual abuse.

Religious Studies Professor Geoffrey Claussen's new article appears in the journal Studies in Judaism, Humanities, and the Social Sciences.

The inaugural class of Elon Multifaith Scholars - Kristina Meyer, Styrling Rohr and Sophie Zinn - will present their two-year undergraduate research projects. Isabella Cannon Room, Center for the Arts, 5:30 p.m.

Lindsey Jordan ’19, and Honors Fellow, is among the recipients of the Lumen Prize, which provides selected students with a scholarship and celebrates their academic and creative accomplishments. 

Six students presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Commission for the Study of Religion held March 8-10 in Greenville, N.C.

Shariq Ali ’20, Ashley Jutras ’20 and Styrling Rohr ’19 have received Critical Language Scholarships from the federal government to study foreign languages deemed critical to U.S. diplomacy and outreach.  

Claussen, associate professor of religious studies and Lori and Eric Sklut Scholar in Jewish Studies, is one of eight Elon faculty members featured this year in "Passionately Curious," the annual Elon University President's Report.